Writing this through faint tears both for the privledge to make this type of decision in life but also because it’s not always easy. The past few months especially, have not been easy. I’ve dealt with mental health twists and turns for many years (a story for another time), and leaving the city for a life out here was a huge turning point in things looking up for me. Overall, I’m in a much MUCH better place mentally but this little life comes with it’s own stresses. I have to afford a mortgage, car payments, internet, pet care (x20 animals), groceries, taxes and everything else in this life. I don’t do it alone, thankfully I have a loving partner who to split costs. But this summer my mental health took a turn and I needed a break, so I stopped working for the last few months and getting back into it has been a slow process. Not because I don’t want to work, or can’t work, but because life is so expensive and it all feels a little hopeless. I may not be in or surrounded by the ‘the grind’ but I still have to do a lot to afford even this little life. I can’t just runaway to the woods and be a hobbit forever (sadly), even if it appears so. I feel so lucky to have made this move when I did, and to have this home and these woods to step into when it all feels like too much 💌 I feel even luckier to share it with people on the internet to show that there are other ways to lead a life, but they do all come with their own realities! I hope that if you watch my videos and dream of this life, that you get there in time ❤️ and as always thank you for being here 💌 #cabin #cabinlife #buildingafire #slowliving #offgrid #mentalhealth #pov #choppingwood #cottage #inthewoods